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From Damarr Brown's kitchen · Virtue Restaurant, Chicago

blend · hot sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Virtue Hot Sauce

From an award-winning kitchen

Ratio

WHITE VIN 240

Ingredients

  • FRESNO CHILE227 g
  • GARLIC20 g
  • WHITE VIN240 ml
  • SALT18 g
  • SUGAR4 g

Method

  1. This one needs a blender — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Provenance

Chef de cuisine at Virtue Restaurant in Chicago’s Hyde Park; James Beard Emerging Chef 2023 and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Black Southern and diaspora cooking; Top Chef Houston finalist.

Originally published as Virtue Hot Sauce.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Damarr Brown / Virtue Chicago techniques (published as “Virtue Hot Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.